Author : William May Wightman
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ISBN 13 : 9781330796740
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (967 download)
Book Synopsis Inaugural Address Delivered at the Opening of the Southern University, Greensboro, Ala (Classic Reprint) by : William May Wightman
Download or read book Inaugural Address Delivered at the Opening of the Southern University, Greensboro, Ala (Classic Reprint) written by William May Wightman and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Inaugural Address Delivered at the Opening of the Southern University, Greensboro, Ala We meet to-day to inaugurate the Southern University. The period of anxious, hopeful preparation is past, The time for action has come. This brilliant assembly, these venerable ministers of religion, these honored trustees, this company of young men, this group of learned Professors - all, witnesses of these Inaugural solemnities, are but the representatives to fancy, of that august cloud of witnesses, - our contemporaries in various parts of the land, our successors in generations to come, who hang over the scene with solemn interest. To this spot, henceforth hallowed as the shrine of letters, of science and philosophy, the sanctuary of that divine Truth which encompasses and ennobles all the rest, come from far the thoughts and sympathies, the wishes and prayers of patriotism and piety. And if there be less of objective glitter and force of impression in the circumstances which surround us than might be found in the coronation of an Emperor or the inauguration of a President, to a profound thinker who grasps remote results and ultimate consequences to society and the individual, to civilization and to Christianity, there would be in the opening of a great seat of learning a force of moral impression which no military pomp or civic splendors could enhance. We are about putting in motion instrumentalities noiseless as the vernal influences, but as potent. The subject of these agencies is the human mind in its plastic, formative period - the most precious thing on earth. The end aimed at is the culture of this mind, the unfolding of its capabilities, the placing it in harmonious relation to the great plan of divine Providence, the expansion of its immortal faculties which point to other stages of existence, and embrace eternity as their proper field; - in a word, the realization of the grand Idea of Humanity. The means brought into requisition comprehend all rules of discipline that tie down the student to specified periods of mental labour, and produce habits of methodical and patient investigation. In this retreat from the noise of the great world, the lessons of heavenly wisdom from the divine Book address him every day. Classic literature is made to open its golden treasures to his view. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
